The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 1 October 2012. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all, to adequate shelter. It is also intended ...

15th August 2012, Balangoda, Sri Lanka: The rehabilitation of Dorawela Oya (stream) in Balangoda town commenced on Thursday 15th August 2012 with a community driven “Shramadana” (clean-up operation). The rehabilitation of the polluted “Dorawela Oya” stream, which is an important water source for Balangoda town, is a key initiative under the project “Disaster Resilient City ...

This communiqué is aimed at informing the building material suppliers, manufacturers and service providers of the potential large scale need for their products in Northern Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat Sri Lanka is to begin the implementation of a housing programme for conflict affected families in the Northern Province with funding from the Government of India. A ...

5th July 2012, Balangoda, Sri Lanka: A Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) unit was declared open at the Balangoda Urban Council premises by Hon. Gamini Weerasinghe, the Mayor of Balangoda, on 5th of July 2012 under the “Disaster Resilient City Development Strategies for Sri Lankan Cities” project funded by Australian Government (AusAID), and implemented by UN-Habitat. The ...

The Indian Ocean Tsunami waves hit the Sri Lankan Coastal belt on the 26th of December 2004. While the majority of the country has recovered from this disaster, the worst of its kind in the history of the isle, there are still quite a few victims left behind. One would hardly expect the commercial and ...

Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC, a leading ceramic ware producer in Sri Lanka has provided a ceramic gift pack each to two hundred and forty eight (248) Tsunami affected families from Moratuwa, Dehiwala and Ratmalana in the Colombo District. These families have relocated themselves in the hinterland of the Kalutara District and are constructing their homes under ...

An unfortunate aspect of the aftermath of the Tsunami of December 2004, is the predicament faced by thousands of families who lived along the coast in the Colombo District. The makeshift houses and shanties of these families who occupied reservations along the beach and the railway line were completely destroyed. Adding to their tragedy, they ...